Duke Crushes TCU, Regains Form

0:00It's March 22nd. This is Durham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. Duke bounced back strong in the NCAA tournament, crushing 9th seeded TCU 81-58 in the second round. The top overall seed finally looked like the powerhouse team with a 34-2 record, securing a spot in the sweet 16 after a shaky. Opener. Coming off a close call against 16th seeded Sienna, Duke welcomed back their 6 foot 11 center, Patrick and Gongba, the second. He'd missed the ACC tournament in the Sienna game with a foot injury, but he logged nearly 13 minutes against TCU, adding energy inside with 4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 turnovers, and 4 fouls. Team mates lit up when N Gongba checked in early, and forward Cameron Booser stepped up big with 19 points and 11 rebounds. His brother Kaden helped too, as the blue devils leaned on their 0.4 play to control the pace and protect the rim. TCU grabbed a brief lead early in the second half, but Duke's defense clamped down hard,

1:03holding the horned frogs to just 10 of 38 shots. From the floor. Despite 17 turnovers, the blue devils pulled away for a 23-point win, double the preseason spread. Now headed to the sweet 16 against the St. John's and Kansas winner, Duke has its groove back and key pieces in place for a deep run.